单选题 There is virtually no limit to how one can serve community interests, from spending a few hours a week with some charitable organization to practically full-time work for a social agency. Just as there are opportunities for voluntary service (1) (VSO) for young people before they take up full-time employment, (2) there are opportunities for overseas service for (3) technicians in developing countries. Some people, (4) those who retire early, (5) their technical and business skills in countries (6) there is a special need.
So in considering voluntary or (7) community service, there are more opportunities than there (8) were when one first began work. Most voluntary organizations have only a small full-time (9) , and depend very much on volunteers and part-timers. This means that working relationships are different from those in commercial organizations, and values may be different. (10) some ways they may seem more casual and less efficient, but one should not (11) them by commercial criteria. The people who work with them do so for different reasons and with different (12) , both personal and (13) . One should not join them (14) to arm them with professional experience; they must be joined with commitment to the (15) , not business efficiency. Because salaries are (16) or non-existent, many voluntary bodies offer modest expense. But many retired people take part in community service for (17) , simply because they enjoy the work.
Many community activities possible (18) retirement were also possible during one's working life, but they are to be undertaken (19) seriously for that. Retired people who are just looking for something different or unusual to do should not consider (20) community service.

单选题 A. oversea B. over sea C. over seas D. overseas
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词汇知识。从此空所在句后半句“...there are opportunities for overseas service...”中的“overseas service”可知,此空应填“overseas”。D.overseas可作形容词“外国的,海外的”:也可作副词“在海外”。本句前一个overseas是副词,后一个overseas是形容词。
单选题 A. as B. so C. then D. that
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查固定搭配。本句意为:______年轻人在参加全职工作前有机会参加海外志愿服务,发展中国家的______技术人员也有机会参加海外服务。“just as...so”意为“正如……也”。因此B.so为正确答案。
单选题 A. quantity B. qualifying C. quality D. qualified
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词语辨析。根据语境,此处意思应为:______技术人员有机会从事发展中国家的海外服务工作,D.qualified“有资格的,合格的”,符合句意,为正确答案。quantity意为“量,数量”;qualifying意为“使具有资格的”;quality意为“质量,品质”,均不符合题意。
单选题 A. partially B. partly C. particularly D. passionately
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查副词辨析。根据语境,此处意思应为:一些人,尤其是那些退休早的人。此处表示强调。故C.particularly“特别地,尤其地”为正确答案。partially“部分地”,partly“部分地,不完全地”,passionately“热情地”,均不符合题意。
单选题 A. order B. operate C. offer D. occupy
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。空格处所在句意为:一些人,尤其是那些退休早的人,在有特殊需求的国家提供他们的技术和商业技能。skills“技能”前面只能用offer“提供”,故答案为C项。order“命令,订购”,operate“运转,操作;经营,管理”,occupy“占领,使用”,均不符合题意。
单选题 A. which B. where C. as D. that
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查语法知识。countries表示地点,where用于表示地点的词语之后,意为“在那儿;该处”,故选择B.where。
单选题 A. paying B. paid C. to be paid D. pay
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查语法知识——过去分词的用法。所选词应该与or前的voluntary对应,因此,B.paid意为“付费的”,作定语,符合句意,为正确答案。其他三项均不符合题意。
单选题 A. before B. lately C. never D. ever
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查语义理解。此处有一个。more than的比较结构,现在和以前做比较。句意为:所以在考虑义务或付费的社区服务时,现在比一个人刚开始工作时有更多的机会。D.ever意为“曾经”,符合句意,为正确答案。其他三项均不符合题意。
单选题 A. team B. number C. staff D. crowd
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知,此处句意为:大多数义务性的组织只有少数______。C.staff“全体职工,全体人员”为最佳答案。team“队,组”,number“数量”,crowd“人群,群众”。均不符合题意。
单选题 A. In B. By C. With D. Through
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查固定搭配。In some ways是固定搭配,意为“在某些地方”,代入句中,表示:在某些方面,他们看起来似乎更随便,而且效率不高。故A.In为正确答案,其他三项均不符合题意。
单选题 A. look at B. comment C. enjoy D. judge
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。空格处所在句意为:在某些方面,他们看起来似乎更随便,而且效率不高,但是人们不应用商业标准来______他们。“by commercial criteria(根据商业准则)”提示此处选择D.judge“判断,评价”。look at“看”,comment“评论”,enjoy“享受”,均不符合题意。
单选题 A. subjective B. subjects C. objectives D. objects
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词汇辨析。根据语境可知,空格处所在句意为:与他们一起工作的人都是由于不同的原因和______而来工作的。C.objectives“目标,目的”,符合句意,为正确答案。subjective意为“主观的”,subject意为“主题”,object意为“物件,对象”,均不符合题意。
单选题 A. organization B. organizational C. organized D. organizing
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查形容词的用法。根据both...and...结构,此处所选词应与前面personal“个人的”相对应,均为形容词,故B.organizational“组织的”为正确答案,代入句中,表示“私人的或是团体的”。其他三项均不符合题意。
单选题 A. expecting B. to expect C. being expected D. expected
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查语法知识。A.expecting为宾语补足语,表示伴随状况,符合句意,代入句中,意为:一个人加入到他们当中,不要想着带给他们专业经验。因此,A.expecting为正确答案。其他三项均不符合题意。
单选题 A. course B. cause C. case D. caution
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。空格处所在句意为:他们必须为这项事业承担义务,而不是为了商业效益。故B.cause“事业,事件”为正确答案。course“过程;方阵,路线;课程”,case“事例,实例;案例;情况”,caution“小心,谨慎”,均不符合题意。
单选题 A. little B. small C. large D. big
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查形容词辨析。salary“薪水”应当用大小来修饰。同时根据上下文,义务工作的报酬不可能高。故B.small为正确答案。
单选题 A. free B. freedom C. money D. something
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查固定搭配。for free表示“无偿地”,符合语境,代入句中,意为:不过很多已经退休的人无偿地参加社区服务,仅仅是因为他们享受这份工作。故A.free为正确答案。
单选题 A. before B. on C. in D. at
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查介词辨析。根据句意,所选词表示的含义应与后面during one's working life“在工作期间”相对。on retirement表示“退休时”;in retirement表示“退休后”。故C.in为最佳答案。
单选题 A. much B. very much C. no more D. no less
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查固定短语。空格处所在句意为:许多退休以后的社区活动在退休之前也会经历,不过退休后会______认真地做这些工作。D.no less意为“不少于,多达”,符合句意,是正确答案。其他选项均不符合题意。
单选题 A. to be taken B. to take C. taking D. being taken
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查语法知识。此处为非谓语动词作宾语。consider要求其后面动词用-ing形式作宾语。故C.taking为正确答案。